train runs past derailed coaches in Balasore. (Express photo by Partha Paul)
AS THE Railway Board recommended handing over the probe into the Odisha train accident to the CBI, at least six officers The Indian Express spoke with said the Coromandel Express took the loop line instead of the main line and collided with a goods train most likely because of “tampering of the location box” near the Bahanaga Bazar railway station.
The sequence of events leading to the crash and derailment of the train, officers said, was probably triggered by a malfunctioning level-crossing gate — its boom barrier was not working — before the station. In one version, the barrier remained raised, and in another, it did lower but the signal continued to be red. In both cases, it was a problem, they said.
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw overseeing the restoration work at the accident spot in Odisha’s Balasore. (Express photo by Partha Paul)
For the officials manning the Bahanaga Bazar station, Friday was just another day at work. Their job was to just let the Coromandel Express “through”, which takes a few seconds. So, to get around the problem of the boom barrier, some Railway officials or the signalling technician on the ground “looped” the ‘location box’.
© The Indian Express (P) Ltd
First published on: 06-06-2023 at 04:00 IST
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